Jude had the opportunity to go snow tubing for the first time ever through HopeKids last night. He was supposed to go last week, but it was postponed due to too much snow. I had been snow tubing a couple times as a kid and have always thought that it is the best fun. Andy had never gone so he got to go and I got to stay home with the little ones. Â Jude knew how badly I wanted to go so he even wrote me a card that said, “Love Mom” with a bunch of hearts on it and gave it to me right before he left to make me feel better, he said. Â After no time, I got a call that Jude got injured on his first run down the hill while traveling about 35 miles when his tube (which was attached to Andy’s separate tube) hit the ramped up side of his lane and flipped over and he was thrown off. He was screaming at the first aid station at the time (6:45 p.m.) and Andy decided he needed to go to the ER. Levi, Asher and I met them there. I was horrified when I saw Jude’s bloody, swollen face. A nurse told me I needed to “calm down,” although under the circumstances I was very calm indeed. Â He looked like a bloody monster. His left ear was swollen to at least 2 times the normal size; his left eye and left side of his face were all swollen and the worst part was that his forehead and left side of his face was missing the top layers of skin. Awful, awful, awful. We were at the ER from 7:30 p.m. or so until the very early morning today. The good news is that Jude’s head injury wasn’t as bad as it could have been. (He was a star staying still during the 2 minute CT scan.) But, the bad news is that he may end up with a bunch more facial scars and the poor kid has enough scars from everything he has been through. When we got home, Jude was shocked and horrified when he saw his reflection in the mirror. I feel so bad for him. I just wanted him to have the best time ever and it clearly was the worst time.